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Household of John Shoesmith (born 1820, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Shoesmith and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shoesmith, born in 1820 in Colne, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 8 children; John (born 1847 in Colne, Lancashire, England), Clara (born 1859 in Colne, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1862 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Fred (born 1864 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Frank (born 1866 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1867 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Murander (born 1869 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Lavenia (born 1875 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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John Shoesmith's household

Male

John

Shoesmith

Head
Male

John

Shoesmith

Son
Female

Clara

Shoesmith

Daughter
Female

Mary

Shoesmith

Daughter
Male

Fred

Shoesmith

Son
Male

Frank

Shoesmith

Son
Male

Alfred

Shoesmith

Son
Female

Murander

Shoesmith

Daughter
Female

Lavenia

Shoesmith

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Shoesmith
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Colne, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shoesmith

Head

Widower

61

1820

Colne, Lancashire, England

John

Shoesmith

Son

Single

34

1847

Colne, Lancashire, England

Clara

Shoesmith

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Colne, Lancashire, England

Mary

Shoesmith

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Fred

Shoesmith

Son

Single

17

1864

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Frank

Shoesmith

Son

Single

15

1866

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Shoesmith

Son

Single

14

1867

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Murander

Shoesmith

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Lavenia

Shoesmith

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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